Surveillance is an ongoing issue that is not just imperative in the United States, but in the world. Governments use surveillance as a tool to collect and monitor data regarding the mass public. They then analyze these observations, determining whether it can be used to gather intelligence or prevent crimes. But how does the public know that this information is used for its sole purpose: to stop crime and terrorist acts? In the article, Surveillance Society, David Drehle writes and explains that the common citizen does not know anything about what the government is capable of. But he informs all of the common people that the veil of privacy is no longer apparent and that they must realize that their actions can be tracked. In the opening,
